Multiple memory leaks in Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 before SP7, Red Hat Directory Server 8, and Fedora Directory Server 1.1.1 and…

Description

Multiple memory leaks in Red Hat Directory Server 7.1 before SP7, Red Hat Directory Server 8, and Fedora Directory Server 1.1.1 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via vectors involving (1) the authentication / bind phase and (2) anonymous LDAP search requests.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

2.9% · top 13% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-399 (opens in a new tab)Other CVEs with CWE-399

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (18)

• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=458977 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 1020774 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• RHSA-2008:0602 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• rhds-leaks-dos(44731) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• SSRT080113 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
• 31913 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/dir-server/release-notes/7.1SP7/index.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 31702 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• RHSA-2008:0596 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 31867 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 30872 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6118 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• ADV-2008-2480 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• FEDORA-2008-7891 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• RHSA-2008:0858 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 31565 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 31627 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• FEDORA-2008-7813 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 09:28 UTC.